Really high temps with AIO

[ThomasBriggs]

I have recently got a MAG CORELIQUID 360R and the temps on my CPU are incredibly high, as in its reaches 100c and has the throttle down when just in the windows desktop, however when I switch back to the hyper 212 evo, the temps are back to normal, I have tried unmounting, and remounting as well as reapply the thermal paste (and yes I have removed the plastic from the block ), I am not sure. It isn't making any strange noises or anything, I have tried plugging the pump into the aio header and the w_pump header didn't make a difference, when I feel the tubes, one is warm and the other cold so it is moving the water around, I think it is a mounting issue, but I have installed it to the instructions and just aren't sure anymore what to try.

CPU: 9700k

MOBO: z390-f

Any other information or pictures you need please just ask

[Zando_]

6 minutes ago, ThomasBriggs said:

one is warm and the other cold so it is moving the water around

That's more a sign of it *not* moving the water around. Coolant usually equalizes and stays a pretty consistent temperature throughout the whole loop, a difference so big you can easily feel it by just grabbing the tubes is not a good sign. 

 

Are you sure the AIO pump is actually running? Pump failures are one of the most common issues with AIOs. 

[bmx6454]

is the thermal paste well spread on the cpu and aio when you pull it off? and are you able to easily move it by hand when it's mounted? if yes to the first, and no to the second*, your mounting is probably fine. i have heard so many people with issues using the mag coreliquid, a quick forum search will show a bunch of threads. because of that, it makes me lean towards the aio being faulty.

edit: *

[Chris Pratt]

Anecdotally, we get at least a post a week on this forum about high temps with that particular AIO. I've yet to see anything in the tech press about it, but the assumption is that it's deficient and/or faulty based on the high number of complaints. 

 

[ThomasBriggs]

1 hour ago, Zando Bob said:

That's more a sign of it *not* moving the water around. Coolant usually equalizes and stays a pretty consistent temperature throughout the whole loop, a difference so big you can easily feel it by just grabbing the tubes is not a good sign. 

 

Are you sure the AIO pump is actually running? Pump failures are one of the most common issues with AIOs. 

Anyway I can test if the pump is working?

[Zando_]

27 minutes ago, ThomasBriggs said:

Anyway I can test if the pump is working?

Usually you can hear coolant sloshing for a bit on boot up, plus the pumps usually make noise/vibrations. If there's software available for that AIO, you can see if it gets an rpm reading from the pump sensors or not as well. 

[Mattias Edeslatt]

40 minutes ago, ThomasBriggs said:

Anyway I can test if the pump is working?

Yes, If it was working you wouldn't have any problems.....

[ThomasBriggs]

17 minutes ago, Mattias Edeslatt said:

Yes, If it was working you wouldn't have any problems.....

Fair enough

[ThomasBriggs]

I have managed to send the AIO back to amazon, thank all for you help :)